The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Blenheim during the

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on August 13, 1704.

Allied Army

Captain General

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* Unless otherwise noted, all infantry units are composed of one battalion.

Blenheim Column

Centre

Lieutenant General Charles Churchill

Right, Army of Imperial Austria

Field Marshal Prince François Eugène von Savoy-Carignan

Franco-Bavarian Army

Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, Duc de Tallard, Marshal of France

Blenheim Wing Command

Lieutenant General Philippe, Marquis de Clérambault Maréchal de Camp, the Marquis de Blansac

Between Blenheim and Oberglauheim

Marquis de Montpeyroux

The Army of the Elector of Bavaria

Prince Maximillian II Emmanuel Wittelsbach, Elector of Bavaria
Second in command: Marshal

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Marquis du Bourg's Corps

Lieutenant General the Marquis du Bourg

Marquis de Blainville's Corps

Lieutenant General Jean-Jules-Armand Colbert, Marquis de Blainville

Marquis de Rosel's Corps

Lieutenant General the Marquis de Rosel

Count d'Arco's Corps

Field Marshal Johann Baptist, Count d'Arco

Sources

* Higgins, David R. "Tactical File: The Famous Victory: Blenheim, 13 August 1704." Strategy & Tactics, Number 238 (September 2006).

Citations

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